I always found the Battle of Yavin to be a stupid and less logical central date than the Battle of Endor, which was used throughout the 90s Expanded Universe.

Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 3:38 pm

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Lord Ree'diusMaster

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Me too. It's clear that the current system is based on the old BSW4 and ASW4 notations which take the first film as a starting point and originated in the real world, not in the GFFA. It's meant to make comparisons between the real world and the events in the GFFA easier, but it only really confuses things.
From an in-universe view it would make little sence to start your year count four years before your actual victory IMO and for us readers of the post-ROTJ EU it means always subtracting 4 years from any date to now where you are in relation to the events of ROTJ.
Of course you get used to this, but it's just not really logical. _________________"Strong you are with the dark side, young one. But not that strong.
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I always found the Battle of Yavin to be a stupid and less logical central date than the Battle of Endor, which was used throughout the 90s Expanded Universe.

I think it's used for us though, not the Star Wars galaxy. For me ANH is a good reference point because it's the first movie and the next two movies are close enough in time span that it works for me as the general OT time period. As far as I ABY and BBY are never used in-universe, so historical aspect (i.e. the Battle of Endor being more important historically than the Battle of Yavin) isn't really relevant._________________
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Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 5:19 pm

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Crash OverrideMaster

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It's used in universe, last line of Great ReSynchronization article:

"The Great ReSynchronization system eventually became obsolete under the New Republic and was replaced in 25 ABY with the current Galactic Standard Calendar, centered around the Battle of Yavin (0 ABY)."

Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 6:37 pm

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Lord Ree'dius wrote:

From an in-universe view it would make little sence to start your year count four years before your actual victory

More people in America remember when the declaration of Independence was signed than when the War for Independence ended. Maybe it's similar for the SW galaxy?_________________"But it was so artistically done."

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I believe this is the case in universe because the year of ANH was exactly 1,000 years after the Ruusan Reformation, so it was easier for people in universe to think of 1001 ARR (After Ruusan Reformation) as 1ABY._________________I am a Star Wars fan. That doesn't mean that I hate or love Jar Jar. That doesn't mean I hate or love Lucas, or agree or disagree 100% with him. That doesn't mean I prefer the PT over the OT, or vice versa. That doesn't mean I hate the EU, or even love all of it (or even read all of it). These are not prerequisites. Being a man is not a prerequisite. Being a geek is not a prerequisite. The only prerequisite is that I love something about Star Wars. I am a Star Wars fan.

Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 8:49 am

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Crash Override wrote:

It's used in universe, last line of Great ReSynchronization article:

"The Great ReSynchronization system eventually became obsolete under the New Republic and was replaced in 25 ABY with the current Galactic Standard Calendar, centered around the Battle of Yavin (0 ABY)."

What's that from, because I don't remember ever seeing ABY or BBY in-universe._________________
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Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 10:05 am

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CerrineaMaster

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Reep, when's the last time you said something like, "It's February 7, 2012 A.D." ?

"The Great ReSynchronization system eventually became obsolete under the New Republic and was replaced in 25 ABY with the current Galactic Standard Calendar, centered around the Battle of Yavin (0 ABY)."

What's that from, because I don't remember ever seeing ABY or BBY in-universe.

Among other sources, it comes from the fact that The New Essential Chronology, which is technically an in-universe document, refers to BBY and ABY._________________http://taralbooks.blogspot.ca

Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 8:49 am

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ReepicheepMaster

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Cerrinea wrote:

Reep, when's the last time you said something like, "It's February 7, 2012 A.D." ?

Never, but just yesterday I said that Socrates was executed in 399 BC. If you're talking history, which happens in Star Wars quite a lot, you would use the dating system. Instead we get 'a millenia ago', 'nearly a decade ago' etc.

Taral-DLOS wrote:

Among other sources, it comes from the fact that The New Essential Chronology, which is technically an in-universe document, refers to BBY and ABY.

Ehhh, I guess that counts._________________
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